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Don Wolfensberger, Opinion ContributorThe Hill |
Congress has attempted to terminate the U.S. military involvement in Iran by passing a concurrent resolution, but the president has opposed it and the...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) appealed to the First Amendment to block the "censure" levied against him by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and U.S....
Six members of Congress, all Democrats and former military or intelligence veterans, posted a video urging active military personnel to not obey...
The House and Senate have been at odds over the funding of the Department of Homeland Security, with the House passing a resolution to terminate the...
Congress passed a compromise deal to fund five of the six remaining appropriations bills for the rest of the fiscal year, and put the sixth on...
Congress is considering a bipartisan bill to ban stock trading by members, their spouses and dependent children, and to divest all current stock...
The U.S. invasion of Venezuela was justified by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a law enforcement operation to arrest President Nicolas Maduro and...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has launched a petition drive to extend the ObamaCare subsidies that expired on Jan. 1, and after...
The President has appealed to the Supreme Court to uphold his authority to set tariff rates, while Congress has been happy to delegate tariff...
After a record-breaking 43-day government shutdown, Congress and the president must find a way to prevent future shutdowns, such as providing an...
Congress has shown "benign ambivalence" towards President Trump's bombing of alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean, with questions being raised...
The Senate will vote for the 10th time on a spending bill to reopen the government as the shutdown stretches into its third week. The measure is...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held his daily press conference amid the government shutdown, now into its third week. Senate GOP leaders have...
After returning from a two-week tour in Europe, the author reflects on the importance of taking a break from the news and immersing oneself in...
President Trump said he would patrol the streets of the District of Columbia on Thursday night, amid his administration's efforts to crack down on...
The recent flare-up between President Trump and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) conjures the image of two elderly...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and seven Democrats on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have invoked a 1928 law to demand...
In the House of Representatives, many members compete for attention to make the news, but those who succeed in attracting the spotlight often face...
The Justice Department's evidence on Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case has sparked a scandal, with both Democrats and Republicans vying for full...
On June 14, President Trump will host a military parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which will include...
Congress is in a state of decline due to its failure to respond to the administration's encroachments, but Gerry Connolly's legacy reminds us that...
The alleged cover-up of President Joe Biden's declining mental capacity has been exposed in the book "Original Sin" by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson....
Congress is struggling to reconcile budget goals with reality, as the paradox of budget reconciliation highlights the difficulty of achieving fiscal...
House Republicans adopted a special rule to freeze resolutions of inquiry, preventing the House from gaining information on the Signalgate scandal, in...
President Donald Trump's neo-isolationist policies differ from the ideals of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who advocated for peaceful...
Congress has passed a budget resolution that includes extending expiring tax cuts for middle- and upper-income taxpayers, border security funding, and...
The Trump administration deported of 137 Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Judge James E. Boasberg ordered flights not to...
Congress faces a lot of challenges, with low job approval ratings, a doubling of the deficit, and the president's unitary executive theory threatening...
Congress has a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that allows it to disapprove proposed federal regulations, and while it has been used...
President Trump has used executive orders to freeze federal programs and agencies, sparking clashes with courts and raising questions about the...
The standing committees in the House and Senate are facing challenges as the world becomes more complex, making it harder for Congress to tackle new...
House Speaker Mike Johnson has formed a select subcommittee to further investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, assaults on the U.S. Capitol, while Rep. Barry...
House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee with Rep. Rick Crawford, citing a desire for "fresh...
The opening day of the new Congress was marred by intra-party fratricide, with the Speaker of the House being elected after multiple ballots and a...
Congress is facing a sudden death deadline at midnight on Friday, with the government set to run out of money unless an omnibus wrap-up bill is...